25 May 2015

Healthy vegan Falafel

Falafel (if you don't know) is a veggie burger, Falafel is a traditional Arab food (I think this is my second or third falafel recipe I post). These fried vegetarian fritters are often served along with humus.When falafel is made the traditional way is indeed a great source of protein for people who have cut meat of their diet.And if you top it with lettuces or veggies in a pita it becomes filling and nourishing meal.BTW my daugther say this is the best Falafel recipe I have made and you know she is a vegetarian!We ate with salads this day and I love with some lettuce leaves but in a pita bread is perfect too!source: Alltopfood.com

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups dry, chickpeas(let them soak overnight)1 carrot grated1 diced onion1/2 cup finely chopped parsley4 tablespoon normal flour 3 o 4 cloves garlic mashed1/2 tsp caraway seeds ground1 tsp paprika powdersalt and pepperOilMethodTake chickpeas and blend using a food processor until a paste like consistency is achieved.Put the chickpea paste in a bowl and blend all the other ingredients together in the food processor except the oil.Mix the ingredients in the bowl with chickpea paste.Take small amounts of the mixture and fold them into patties.Take a friying pan and heat some oil.(medium heat)Fry the patties both sides until they are golden in color.You can also choose to bake the patties but the baking process take more longer than frying.Line a plate with a paper towel and put the falafels on them so they absorb the oilServe hot.With salads or in a pita bread.

Falafel are delicious but I have only bought them in shops so far. I do fancy the idea of making my own. So much better though. Anything you buy in supermarkets in loaded with salt and too much fat. Thank you for this great recipe. Ciao ciao baci :-)

Gloria, More power to those who want to eat vegan style...but I'm sticking with beef, chicken, pork, lamb, fish and turkey! We do have a couple of vegetarians and a vegan in the family but I'm a died in the wool carnivore. I would try falafel if someone made it for me... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave